Child Development and Pedagogy · Principles of Development
Regarding the directional growth of a child, the proximodistal principle states that in infancy:
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- 1development proceeds longitudinally from head to toe.
- 2the central parts of the body or limbs grow before the outer extremities like hands and feet.✓
- 3physical development occurs rapidly only with fine motor skills.
- 4development of language occurs rapidly as it is a sensitive period.
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the central parts of the body or limbs grow before the outer extremities like hands and feet.
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